Desperate times call for desperate measures. After being de-funded by the Trump administration, researchers started an OnlyFans account to continue researching yellow-bellied marmots. The site, "OnlyMarms", has already raised thousands. tinyurl.com/mw2zw5vt #OnlyFans

Scientists Launched an OnlyFans Account for Their Marmots

After the Trump administration de-funded their research, scientists launched an OnlyFans account featuring their yellow-bellied marmots.

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Some bits on Galway Death Cafe www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig... www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/cl... www.independent.ie/lifestyle/he...

Death Cafes with Bernie Folan

Talking about death is important, that's how Bernie Folan sees it. Bernie has run Galway's Death Cafe since 2019 - a space for people to get together and to talk about our eventuality. Bernie joined L...

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Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

Good example of your brand living your values from @janebuggle.bsky.social of Diamond OA in Ireland talking about a monograph authored by displaced people here at #OIPA2026.

Speaker @charleswatkinson.bsky.social says the geographical spread of OIPA members is really impressive and something that’s useful to bear in mind as a real benefit of the organisation. And we are growing! #OIPA2026

But it's correct I believe that UKRI is still funding APCs in fully OA journals - some of which could be considered costly...

Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Question from @berniefolan.bsky.social asking about the impact of funding changes. @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy says funders have stepped away from paying APCs but NOT from a commitment to #OpenAccess - there are so many other routes to OA which they are supporting. #OIPA2026

Worlds colliding as I hear about Scottish Universities Press progress at #OIPA2026 just after OASPA's interview with @gilliandaly.bsky.social published today. Great to have them on board!

OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association@oaspa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hear from one of our recently joined members, @scotunipress.bsky.social (SUP) on their reasons for joining OASPA's growing community - bit.ly/4uBZGbX Find out about membership at lnkd.in/d553miGu Support OASPA's work if you are not an OA Publisher: lnkd.in/diktsQHW #OpenAccess #OA #OASPAMember

@janeharvell.bsky.social explaining how important having a clear value pitch for the library and open press is in a time of university cuts and contraction. And that an OA press has such clear value. #OIPA2026

Arrived in lovely Falmer for #OIPA2026 at the University of Sussex. Learning that the UK university press scene is established and emerging with (I think) ten new presses established since 2022.

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❓ Do you work with #journals? Are you setting up a new journal? Are you training a team? 🧰 The OA Journals Toolkit should be your start point A free resource from @oaspa.bsky.social and DOAJ with information on how to start or run an #openaccess journal

OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association@oaspa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We asked OA Journals Toolkit users, Rachel Branson & Leah Maughan from @northumbriauni.bsky.social about their experience. You can read the response here: www.linkedin.com/posts/oaspa_... Are you using the OA Journals Toolkit from @doaj.bsky.social & OASPA (www.oajournals-toolkit.org)? Tell us how!

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

CoP call: Managing DEI in Complex Political & Regulatory Environments. (May 7) Exploring how organizations are adapting strategies, sustaining commitments to inclusive practices & finding solutions to continue DEI work despite diverse external pressures. Full information: wp.me/p9SNMQ-32x Join us!

May 2026 Community of Practice Call – Managing DEI in Complex Political and Regulatory Environments

The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be held on May 7, 2026.  Thursday May 7  – 9 am Los Angeles / 12 pm New York / 5 pm UTC & GMT / 6pm CET / 7 pm Cape Town / 8 pm Nairobi / 10.30 p…

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Fascinating from @michaelpollan.bsky.social and @newstatesman1913.bsky.social The New Society | What do mushrooms have to do with consciousness? with Michael Pollan Episode webpage: shows.acast.com/the-new-soci...

What do mushrooms have to do with consciousness? with Michael Pollan | The New Society | culture from the New Statesman

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Another plug for this very useful session on AI & OA. Caroline Ball @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social is right, if we talk only of legality and not intent and ethics (particularly on OA publishing), we are being unhelpfully squashing and missing the point. Responsibility now is key. #scholcomm #oa

Bernie Folan@berniefolan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Catching up with @uksg.bsky.social webinar on AI /OA interface. Love this slide demonstrating how LLMs work. Heard it described before but this clarifies it. Everything Stephanie Decker is saying is helping me! Register free for the recording here - highly recommended www.uksg.org/events/free-...

I've been told that the CAIRDEAS values are those of the university, not just the library at @ucc.ie, and very good they are too! Go raibh maith agat @lizjolly.bsky.social ! Compassion Agility Integrity Respect Discovery Equity Accountability Sustainability

Bernie Folan@berniefolan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Loving all the Irish language making its way into talks at #UPREDUX2026 today. Including this great acronym for the values of the library at @ucc.ie shared by @lizjolly.bsky.social . Cáirdeas (friendship).

Professor Marion Thane of Edinburgh Futures Institute talks about the need for "radical interdisciplinarity" to develop challenge-led research. Great term. Her development of the new discipline of "Attention Studies" sounds very interesting. Closing keynote here at #UPEDUX2026

@simonjbains.bsky.social of Aberdeen Uni Lib mentioned in #UPREDUX2026 OA challenges session as an OIPA member. Aberdeen is very open indeed as a Library of Sanctuary enabling local asylum seekers & refugees the opportunity to access research so skills can be maintained. share.google/vaj0V0p19kTF...

Paula Kennedy of University of London Press (& new @oipassoc.bsky.social Chair) explains how OIPA member institutions are innovating, developing skills and scholarship and engaging with audiences. And shares news of the new London Open Science & Scholarship festival this April 20-24. #UPREDUX2026

Andrew Barker will not stagnate. He believes that the librarian's role is to lead, even though he acknowledges the easiest thing now would be to keep heads down. Speaking in this OA in Challenging Times session at #UPREDUX2026

Reconvene in the first floor bar next door at the Novotel after the drinks reception if you have time before dinner thís evening... #scholarlysicial at #UPREDUX2026

Scholarly Social@scholarlysocial.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us in the bar of the Novotel hotel next to the conference before dinner tonight (Tuesday 17 from 6pm). #UPRedux2026

Loving all the Irish language making its way into talks at #UPREDUX2026 today. Including this great acronym for the values of the library at @ucc.ie shared by @lizjolly.bsky.social . Cáirdeas (friendship).

Five more of my favourite Irish translations…   1. Escalator = staighre beo, or “living stairs” 2. Squid = mathair shúigh, or “suckmother” 3. Owl = scréachóg reilige, or “graveyard screecher” 4. Daisy = nóinín, or “little noon one” 5. Otter = madra uisce, or “water dog”

Allow me to regale / regael you with five of my favourite Irish words… 1. Ladybird = bóín Dé, or “God’s little cow” 2. Sea anemone = cíoch charraige, or “rock boob” 3. Bat = amadáinín, or “little fool” 4. Jellyfish = smugairle róin, or “seal snot” 5. Hedgehog = gráinneog, or “horrible little thing”

OASPA webinar mentioned at #UPREDUX2026. Beyond the Ivory Tower. Recording at www.oaspa.org/events/beyon...

Who is the Educated Lay Reader? Great talk from @charleswatkinson.bsky.social about readers and their motivations. Great to hear about how these #OA books are finding their people. Slides at myumi.ch/3Rxxn #UPREDUX2026

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Who is the Educated Lay Reader? Charles Watkinson, Director, University of Michigan Press Jamie Jones, Director, Sales Marketing Outreach, University of Michigan Press March 17, 2026

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Hearing about the many challenges for SHAPE discipline ECRs in terms of publishing and career development in the parallel session at #UPREDUX2026. Too much still depends on which supervisor you have. The impressive ECR Network from @britishacademy.bsky.social is doing good work balancing that out.

@christophersmith.bsky.social finishes on #OA and the future we may desire full access without the need for discounts or waivers and hopes for infrastructures to sustain wherever they are. OASPA's position paper may be of interest www.oaspa.org/news/embraci... #UPREDUX2026

Embracing the complexity of ‘100% OA’: from percentage to participation - OASPA

Over the course of 2025, OASPA announced our ‘Next 50%’ project, then released and conducted a survey in conjunction with our project primer and

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